Let me apologize again for the problems that many of you and your readers are experiencing. The attack is ongoing, originating from Turkey and Qatar, and until it stops, Rackspace must block IP ranges in order for the site to be accessible to anyone. They are also unwilling to manually unblock hundreds upon hundreds of individual IPs. They have advised that we invest in a firewall and additional services from them, but we are still working out what these will cost and how effective they will be. I am not sure if I was correct in thinking that these attacks are not malicious, but I said so because we were told the attackers were trying to use our servers as an open proxy, with the request “GET http://www.kosmodiskmedikal.com/ HTTP/1.1.” Upon reflection, I have no idea what that means.

Of course, if you are one of those people whose IP is blocked, you won’t see this…

Yes, a reply (automated) would be helpful. My IP in Cyprus (note to webmaster – Cyprus is not Turkey unless both the occupied North of Cyprus and the free South have the same IP, which is unlikely as they were separated in 1974) is still blocked, as are three proxies I use in the UK.
Now, an attack from Turkey, I (and any Cypriot) would believe, but to block the UK?
As it is, I can get thro’ via a proxy in either Germany or Canada (but not the Netherlands).
Duh?